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Whitehouse Statement on Buffett Rule Vote
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the following statement today regarding the vote to advance his Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012, a bill to implement the “Buffett Rule.” Sixty votes were required to advance the measure, and the bill failed by a vot...…Read More
Posted on 4/16/2012 | -
Sheldon Calls on Senate to Pass Buffett Rule
Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, on a late spring day 27 years ago, President Ronald Reagan addressed a group of high school students in Atlanta, GA. Many of the students in that audience that day were about to join the workforce, and President Reagan spoke about the “strange”--to use his word--tax sys...…Read More
Posted on 4/16/2012 |Student Loan, Buffett Rule, Elections, EPA, middle class, Job, Fairness, Unemployment, Paying a Fair Share Act, Students, Rail, University, Interest Rates, Art, Business, LIHEAP, Air, Budget Deficit, Workforce, LIHEAP, Job Creation, Small Businesses, Budget, Corporations, Labor, Unemployment rate, Workers, Jobs -
More Than 100 Organizations Call for Up or Down Vote on Buffett Rule
With the U.S. Senate poised to vote this Monday on U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s (D-RI) legislation to improve tax fairness by implementing the Buffett Rule, a coalition of more than 100 national, state, and local organizations sent a letter to Senators today urging them...…Read More
Posted on 4/13/2012 | -
Whitehouse hears from Rhode Islanders about Buffett Rule
Cranston, RI - Following an announcement last week that the Senate will hold a vote on U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s Buffett Rule legislation, the Senator met today with a group of Rhode Islanders to hear their concerns about tax fairness and to discuss his legislation. Whitehouse’...…Read More
Posted on 4/3/2012 | -
Senate Schedules Vote on Whitehouse’s Buffett Rule Bill
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the following statement today regarding the announcement by Majority Leader Harry Reid that the Senate will hold a vote on Whitehouse’s bill to implement the “Buffett Rule” on April 16: “Getting a vote...…Read More
Posted on 3/29/2012 | -
Warren Buffett Endorses Whitehouse’s “Buffett Rule” Legislation
Providence, RI - Earlier this month, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced legislation to implement the so-called “Buffett Rule,” which would ensure that multi-million-dollar earners pay at least a 30 percent effective tax rate. The rule is named for legendary investo...…Read More
Posted on 2/22/2012 | -
Whitehouse Introduces “Buffett Rule” Legislation
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Posted on 2/1/2012 | -
Sheldon Slams Republicans for Obstruction of Unemployment Insurance
Mr. President, we lost this important vote today 57 to 41. For people who are watching who may not be familiar with the peculiarities of the Senate, you might think to yourself: How on Earth did you lose 57 to 41? It sounds to the ordinary person like you won by 16. What do you mean you lost 57 to 41? How could...…Read More
Posted on 6/24/2010 |Wind, Wind, Wall Street, Wall Street, Unemployment, Unemployment, Jobs, Jobs, Business, Business, Air, Air, Tax, Tax, Insurance, Insurance, Kids, Kids, Unemployment rate, Unemployment rate, Economy, Economy, Energy, Energy, Job, Job, Budget, Budget, Workforce, Workforce, Disabled, Disabled, Sea, Sea -
Whitehouse and Brown Discuss Estate Tax Plan
Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, Senator Brown and I have come to the floor today to talk about the estate tax. Today's discussion was prompted by a recent New York Times report that an estate of a Texas natural gas tycoon--Mr. Duncan of Houston--is worth $9 billion. That is a nine with nine zeros after it. It is...…Read More
Posted on 6/22/2010 |Economy, Economy, Air, Air, oil, oil, Budget, Budget, Wall Street, Wall Street, Tax, Tax, Corporations, Corporations, Kids, Kids, Unemployment rate, Unemployment rate, Health , Health , Oil, Oil, Pell, Pell, Job, Job, Budget Deficit, Budget Deficit, Foreclosure, Foreclosure, Art, Art, Children, Children, Unemployment, Unemployment, Unemployed, Unemployed, Workers, Workers, Jobs, Jobs -
Sheldon Slams Republicans for Obstruction of Unemployment Insurance
Mr. President, we lost this important vote today 57 to 41. For people who are watching who may not be familiar with the peculiarities of the Senate, you might think to yourself: How on Earth did you lose 57 to 41? It sounds to the ordinary person like you won by 16. What do you mean you lost 57 to 41? How could...…Read More
Posted on 6/24/2010 |Wind, Wind, Wall Street, Wall Street, Unemployment, Unemployment, Jobs, Jobs, Business, Business, Air, Air, Tax, Tax, Insurance, Insurance, Kids, Kids, Unemployment rate, Unemployment rate, Economy, Economy, Energy, Energy, Job, Job, Budget, Budget, Workforce, Workforce, Disabled, Disabled, Sea, Sea